In my previous life, I was in the Po Jun Mansion.
"Your Excellency, this is intelligence from the Western Buddhist Kingdom sent by the Heavenly Secrets Institute. Please examine it."
"General Bai Qi, you've worked hard."
"My Lord, you are too kind. It is my greatest fortune to be able to fight alongside you on the battlefield."
"Okay, you can leave now..."
"This humble servant takes his leave."
Shen Zhao picked up the intelligence report and began to read it carefully.
Nearly two years had passed since the great battle at the Nine Netherworld Gate.
The war had barely ended when they discovered the conspiracy of the Western Buddhist Kingdom.
After reading the intelligence, Shen Zhao frowned: "It seems necessary to go to the Western Regions in person. We can't let our brothers die innocently anymore. Let's go to the Divine Phoenix Ruins to investigate the whereabouts of the Kunlun Mirror first."
Suddenly, a gentle breeze wafted past the door, carrying with it a faint, elegant fragrance.
Turning around, he saw Yu Xiyan with dazed eyes and flushed cheeks, holding a pot of wine, leaning against the door, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Shen Zhao immediately knelt on one knee and bowed to Yu Xiyan with a blank expression.
Yu Xiyan stared blankly at Shen Zhao for a moment, then stumbled straight into the room.
A fragrant aroma of spirit wine filled the room, causing Shen Zhao to frown.
It wasn't until Yu Xiyan held the top-grade spirit flower wine and leaned against the bed that she beckoned to Shen Zhao with her finger: "Come here and sit next to me."
Shen Zhao got up and walked over to Yu Xiyan, but did not sit down.
Yu Xiyan took a swig of wine and then handed it to Shen Zhao: "You drink too."
Shen Zhao lowered his head: "Your Majesty, you should know that I never drink alcohol while working."
"What? Even you won't listen to me?"
"this……"
"Would you like to drink?"
"Your subject obeys."
Shen Zhao took the wine, but did not drink it.
Yu Xiyan chuckled and said, "You know, I've been so good to him, so why does he treat me like this?"
I have already given him everything he needs, so why does he still treat me so cruelly?
Who else could this "he" be but Raymond Lam?
Shen Zhao remained calm, only shaking his head almost imperceptibly: "Your Majesty, you are drunk. I will have someone prepare to escort you back to the palace."
In fact, with Shen Zhao's unwavering support, Yu Xiyan had already entered the Great Emperor realm. As long as she didn't want to get drunk, this mere spirit flower wine was like a beverage, and it was impossible for her to get drunk.
She simply couldn't accept Lin Feng's betrayal. She had given him her heart, yet he turned around and slept with another woman.
This gave Yu Xiyan a strong sense of frustration, so she didn't use her cultivation and instead let the alcohol numb her, and in a daze, she arrived at the Po Jun Mansion.
In fact, the relationship between Yu Xiyan and Shen Zhao was already very tense at this time. Since the battle of Jiuyou, Shen Zhao had never returned to Biejuting, Shen Zhao's only residence in the palace.
Even when he was required to be present at court as a rule, he never stayed in the palace for more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Why?
Because they're tired of it.
The battle at the entrance to the Yellow Springs made Shen Zhao completely lose all hope for Yu Xiyan.
However, this time, Yu Xiyan took the initiative to approach Shen Zhao for the first time, but she brought up her past love affair with another man to this nominal husband, showing that she did not care about Shen Zhao's feelings at all.
But Shen Zhao had long since become numb and even used to it. He simply listened silently to Yu Xiyan's story, as if he were an outsider listening to someone else's tragic love story, without feeling the slightest ripple in his heart.
After a long while, Yu Xiyan stood up and suddenly hugged Shen Zhao tightly, crying in his arms with tears streaming down her face.
"Why, why did he do this to me? Tell me, why?"
Shen Zhao had no way of giving her an answer to that question.
After all, how could he possibly understand the logic of a good-for-nothing?
Feeling the warm fragrance in his arms, the initial flutter of excitement vanished with Yu Xiyan's careless words.
Suddenly, Yu Xiyan pulled Shen Zhao to the bedside and pinned him down, her captivating phoenix eyes looking at Shen Zhao with a resolute expression.
This caused the excitement he had just suppressed to surge up again.
"Xiaofeng, why are you doing this to me?"
"What is it about me that I lack compared to her?"
What she can give you, I can give you too!
"I said I would give you my first time intact, and no one can take it away from me. I will definitely keep my promise to you."
"Tonight, I will give myself to you completely. What Yang Rongrong can give you, I can give you too. Please take me!"
After saying that, Yu Xiyan went straight to take off her clothes.
These words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly drenching Shen Zhao's consciousness and bringing him back to his senses.
"Your Majesty, please have some self-respect!"
Without saying a word, Shen Zhao pushed Yu Xiyan aside and quickly got up and walked towards the door.
"Xiaofeng, why did you do this to me!"
Yu Xiyan murmured to herself, and then gradually drifted off to sleep in a daze.
Shen Zhao felt a churning in his stomach. Even though he already knew that this woman didn't love him, he still felt an unprecedented heartache at this moment.
Finally, he sighed softly, turned and stepped outside, disappearing into the endless night.
Yu Xiyan had completely forgotten this memory, but now, after Shen Zhao reminded her, she immediately panicked.
In an instant, regret, remorse, and fear spread through her heart, and she began to avoid looking at Shen Zhao.
"You remember now?"
Shen Zhao asked a question with a blank expression.
"Do you think any man could tolerate such disgusting betrayal as calling out another man's name in front of his own husband?"
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